Nixon White House TapesTape 325 › Conversation 325-016

Nixon & Acker on Administrative procedures and Clerical staff

Thursday, March 23, 1972 · 12:45 PM–1:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Acker, Marjorie P.Conversation325-016 onTape 325 (tape position 03:12:25–03:12:41)StartThursday, March 23, 1972 at 12:45 PMEndThursday, March 23, 1972 at 1:00 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 325-016 ↗

President Nixon met with Marjorie P. Acker to discuss administrative tasks related to clerical work. He specifically requested that she obtain a staff member's district number for typing purposes. The exchange centered on coordinating internal office logistics and documentation.

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3:12:46You tell them to come over, I want her to type in her district number.

On March 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 1:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 325-016 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 325-16

Date: March 23, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:45 pm and 1:00 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown woman [Marjorie P. Acker ?].

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           -Rose Mary Woods [?]

The unknown woman [Acker ?] left at an unknown time before 1:00 pm.
  • 325-011 12:45 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 325-012 12:45 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 325-013 12:45 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Marjorie P. Acker, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 325-015 12:45 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Marjorie P. Acker, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 325-017 12:45 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 325-018 12:45 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 325-019 12:45 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 325-020 12:45 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 1:00 pm.

Conversation 325-016, March 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/325-016 (accessed September 18, 2026).